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Understanding Modules

Our broad course means that you can adapt the course to follow your own interest! You'll have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of modules to follow your passions throughout the degree. Below, we have imagined the journeys of a few of the people who take our degree, showing you how you can build different experiences from our module choices.

The personal journeys show a student on our English BA programme, but can provide a guide for our other courses too. All the journeys show six modules in Year Three but you can choose to replace one module with a dissertation. 

Find out more about how our courses work here!
 

Bookworm

Literature is your true love. What you want out of an English course is to explore great works of literature and the authors who wrote them. This personal journey shows you the modules you could put together to focus your studies on English Literature.

Year One
 
Year Two
 
Year Three
 

Language Enthusiast

You're looking to understand how language works. You want to explore how language is used in different contexts, and how circumstances effect the language that is all around us. This personal journey shows you the modules you could put together to focus your studies on English Language.

Year One
 
Year Two
 
Year Three
 
 

Drama King/Queen

You love all things dramatic. You're looking for an English course that will let you explore how literature is performed, and what it takes to tell a story for stage or screen. This personal journey shows you the modules you could put together to focus your studies on Drama and Performance studies.

Year One
 
Year Two
 
Year Three
 

Medievalist!

What you really love is looking back to the past. You love history and want to continue to explore that through Literature. This personal journey shows you the modules you could put together to focus your studies on Medieval studies and historical literature.

Year One
 
Year Two
 
Year Three
 
 

Creative Genius

Your love of English is all about creativity. You want to explore how creativity works, how literature is formed on a creative level and how you can use all that in your own works. This personal journey shows you the modules you could put together to focus your studies on Creative Writing.

Year One
 
Year Two
 
Year Three
 

Mix and Match

You love how broad English can be. You want to experience a bit of everything we have to offer, and don't want to decide on specifics just yet. This personal journey shows you the modules you could put together to have a broad focus for your studies.

Year One
 
Year Two
 
Year Three
 
 

The above uses a sample of the typical modules we offer but is not intended to be construed and/or relied upon as a definitive list of the modules that will be available in any given year. Modules (including methods of assessment) may change or be updated, or modules may be cancelled, over the duration of the course due to a number of reasons such as curriculum developments or staffing changes.

This page was last updated on 21 August 2024.

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